Travels of
Dr. Jose
Rizal
Cueva, Jonathan V.
Manalo, Lovely Joy L.
Morato, Jilisa Ann D.
Spain
May 3, 1882
• Rizal left Philippines
to complete his studies
in Spain.
• He boarded the
Salvadora using a
passport of the name
Jose Mercado.
Singapore
May 9, 1882
• The Salvadora docked at
Singapore
• The first stop over of
Rizal on his way to
Spain is Singapore,
which he spent for
sightseeing the city
including its famed
Botanical Garden,
Buddhist temples, the
monument of Sir
Thomas Stanford
Raffles, the founder of
Singapore.
Colombo, Sri
Lanka
May 18, 1882
• It was Rizal’s journey to
Colombo, Sri Lanka that
was important for him
to improve his
knowledge of the
French language while
on board a French ship,
Djemnah.
• He was impressed of its
scenic beauty and
elegant buildings.
Egypt
1882
• In route through the
Suez Canal, Rizal got
off at Red Sea terminal
and was amazed by the
impressive moonlight
scenery in Suez
• He was engrossed with
the multicultural people
and language of the
place.
Naples, Italy
June 11, 1882
• Rizal went around the
city of Naples. This was
the first European
ground he set foot on.
Merseilles,
France
June 13, 1882
• Rizal arrived early in
the morning and
boarded at the Noalles
Hotel.
• Visited the Chateau d’lf,
the fortress famous as
the setting for Alexandre
Dumas’ The Count of
Monte Cristo.
Barcelona,
Spain
June 16 - August 1882
• He was welcome by
friends with a party at
their favorite café in
Plaza de Cataluna.
• He wrote his first article
(“Amor Patrio”) abroad.
It was published in
Diaryong Tagalog.
Brussels,
Belgium
May 1891
• In Brussels Rizal was
busy writing his second
novel “El
Filibusterismo”.
• Contributed for La
Solidaridad using the
pen names Dimas Alang
and LaongLaan.
Ghent,
Belgium
July 1891
• Rizal left Brussels for
Ghent a famous
university city in
Belguim.
• He stayed at Ghent
because the cost of
printing is cheaper.
• After the publication of
El Filibusterismo, Rizal
left Europe for Hong
Kong.
Hong Kong
October 1891
• Onboard the ship
“Melbourne” which he
began writing his third
(but unfinished) novel
• He opened a medical
clinic wherein his
Portuguese friend, Dr.
Lorenzo P. Marques
helped him.
Sandakan
(East Malaysia)
March 1892
• Negotiate with British
authorities concerning
the foundling of a
Filipino colony in
North Borneo (Sabah)
• Through a letter, he
asked Governor
General Eulogio
Despujol to allow the
landless Filipinos,
especially the deported
Calamba tenants, to
establish themselves in
North Borneo.
Madrid, Spain
1883 - 1884
• Rizal studied in
University Central de
Madrid.
• He proposed to the
Circulo- Hispano –
Filipino the publication
of a book
• He finished his degree
in Licentiate in
Medicine.
Paris, France
June 1883
• He stayed at the Hotel
de Paris, but them
moved to a cheaper
hotel.
• He was amazed by the
attractive scenery and he
often visited museums.
• Became an apprentice of
Dr. Louis de Weckert in
Leannec Hospital.
• He visited Dr Nicaise
who showed the
technique of operation.
Germany
1886-1887
• He visited Germany to
specialize in
ophthalmology.
• He met Dr. Feodor Jagor
author of Travels in the
Philippines, a book that
Rizal admired because
of its keen observances
in the Philippines
setting.
• With the help of
Maximo Viola, Noli Me
Tangere was published.
• He wrote the poem “A
Las Flores de
Heidelberg”
Switzerland
June 1887
• Accompanied by his
friend Maximo Viola.
• They visited Ferdinand
Blumentritt.
• Rizal and Viola parted
ways in Geneva.
Japan
February – April 1888
• Rizal studied the habits
and customs of the
Japanese people, their
language, theaters and
commerce
• He wrote Blumentritt
about the honesty,
courtesy,cleanliness and
industry of the Japanese
people. However, he
also expressed his
disgust on the use of the
mandrawn jinrikisha.
United States
April – May 1888
• He was placed in
quarantine for 6 days on
board the Belgic
anchored off San
Francisco Bay.
• Rizal boarded at the
Palace Hotel, San
Francisco, California. He
went around for
observation of the city.
• He left New York for
Liverpool on board the
City of Rome.
• He was onboard in a
steamer which was “the
second largest ship in the
world” – The Great
Eastern.
London
June – August 1888
• He was a boarder of the
Beckett family.
• Rizal also wrote his first
article in La
Solidaridad, a patriotic
newspaper founded by
Graciano Lopez Jaena.
• He manually copied and
anotated Marga’s
“Sucesos de las Islas
Filipinas”
Paris, France
1889
• Rizal organized the
“Indios Bravos” , an
association which
envisioned Filipinos
being recognized for
being admirable in
many fields
• And “Redencion de los
Malayos” which aimed
to propagate useful
knowledge
Biarritz,
France
March 1891
• Rizal took a vacation in
the resort city of Biarritz
on the fabulous French
Riviera.
• He was the guest of the
Boustead family.
• He had finished the last
chapter of his second
novel, El Filibusterismo.
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